nailscars.jpg
by Vision

Comment by mfairbanks:
Greetings,
Wow, Great concept behind this shot, however, IMHO the front nail should be totaly in the pic, and a little deeper DOF would make this an awesome shot as the front of the front nail and the rear of the bottom nail both seem to be a little soft, woderfull concept though!
Mike

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by Silver Fox:
Numbers By The Hand Of God
Greetings Vision,
Critique by Silver Fox.

When I first saw this, I assumed that it was supposed to be the number five, so when I saw your comments, I was glad that I was right for a change.

You show some good imagination and originality for this Challenge, but I̢۪m not sure what to say about the composition as the Hand as you show it photographed seems a bit out of proportion.

You show good focus on the Palm of the hand but as one looks forward towards the end of your baby and ring fingers, they seem to go out of focus. Why? Because of your enlargement of the photograph? You also show excellent palmistry lineage from your sharp focus which shows good life and intuition lines.

IMO, Visual interest of your photograph is due to the angle that you shot it and to the blue color of your ring and the green grass beneath your hand.

All in all, I think you scored kind of low, but all I can say is keep shooting, have fun, and I look forward to seeing more of your work next Challenge!

Regards,
Silver Fox

ryan_gromit.jpg
by Vision

Comment by David Ey:
Oh man, I just love those guys.

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by Silver Fox:
Good imagination by God!

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by kandyj:
Interesting way to interpret this challenge. Interesting use of color vs neutral tones.

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by jodiecoston:
Interesting perspective. Very eye-catching shot due to the angle and choice of color removal.

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by boyte1:
Im not sure if it is the angle or the crop or the way you sized this pic, but this hand looks about 7 inches across. ???

Numbers By The Hand Of God
by Vision

Comment by robbieh:
Not sure what number this is supposed to be but it doesn't seem to be what the contest was about.

His Despair Our Gain
by Vision

Comment by tcherring:
CRITIQUE CLUB

Challenge: I think this met the challenge great from your perspective. Unfortuneately, there are alot of people who did not fully understand what the objects were, so they were a little confused. Maybe including a little more of the cross would have helped.

Technique: The colors here are gorgeous and I personally like the cropping with the white space. It's a creative approach, and obviously well-thought out. There may be just a little TOO much white space to the right.

Overall: A sensitive subject that was sure to get mixed reviews. It also has alot to do with the way people view the death of Christ - some would feel despair, some gratitude, some indifference. Being a Christian myself, I appreciate you going out there and trying this.

His Despair Our Gain
by Vision

Comment by smellyfish1002:
Gets an 8 for image quality and interest, gets an 11 for the message!
JD